fran604g wrote:Wolfe wrote:^ Oh.
I recently placed an order for an Audio-Technica AT-MONO3/SP 78 RPM cart. It's a moving coil, too. Got a 2.5. mil tip. I didn't really need it but I've had an unremitting curiosity about how a moving coil sounds with 78's. I'm a big fan of MC when it comes to LP playback. Waiting impatiently for the AT's arrival from Japan...
Please be sure to update us with your thoughts. I've been humming and hawing over upgrading my main system to MC with a SUT. I think it'd be fun to try the combo out on my mono system sometime, too.
Best,
Fran
The MC 78 cart arrived, I've been playing with it some. Hasn't had any break in time yet, but so far I like it. I don't notice any real special qualities with acoustical 78's. With later electricals it has a full bodied sound, very good bass response and very smooth tonal balance. This cart may have an overall level of refinement that puts it a little ahead of my other MM 78 carts (Stanton, Nagaoka, Shure.) It's a true mono cart however, so one does not have the ability to switch groove walls when playing worn records. It takes a decent amount of tracking weight, as it should, being an MC. I run it at around 4 grams. It's a high output MC, so I use it the same as an MM cart, and just nudge the volume up a little. There's next to no background noise or hiss. With break in it may improve some more.